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arxiv: astro-ph/0506613 · v1 · submitted 2005-06-24 · 🌌 astro-ph

The STACEE Ground-Based Gamma-Ray Detector

STACEE Collaboration: D. M. Gingrich , L. M. Boone , D. Bramel , J. Carson , C. E. Covault , P. Fortin , D. S. Hanna , J. A. Hinton
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A. Jarvis J. Kildea T. Lindner C. Mueller R. Mukherjee R. A. Ong K. Ragan R. A. Scalzo C. G. Theoret D. A. Williams J. A. Zweerink
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We describe the design and performance of the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment (STACEE) in its complete configuration. STACEE uses the heliostats of a solar energy research facility to collect and focus the Cherenkov photons produced in gamma-ray induced air showers. The light is concentrated onto an array of photomultiplier tubes located near the top of a tower. The large Cherenkov photon collection area of STACEE results in a gamma-ray energy threshold below that of previous ground-based detectors. STACEE is being used to observe pulsars, supernova remnants, active galactic nuclei, and gamma-ray bursts.

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